In the second part of our report on Sam Njuba’s new book, Kampala Post reports
that the former Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister and FDC
national chairman shines a light on the forgotten heroes of the NRA
guerrilla war and the deep rooted mistrust between Prof Yusuf Kironde
Lule, the first chairman of NRA, and President Museveni, then vice
chairman and field commander.
In The Betrayal, as Ugandan are taken for a ride, Njuba says that by
the first half of 1981, there were efforts to have all the fighting
groups to form one front.
About six groups had taken up arms
against Milton Obote and it was agreed that they convene a conference to
agree on one front. But after several meetings, two groups were in
agreement.
Museveni’s Popular Resistance Army (PRA)
and Prof Yusuf Kironde Lule’s Uganda Freedom Fighters (UFF) agreed to
unite and form the National Resistance Movement/army with Lule becoming
its Chairman and Museveni the Vice Chairman and field commander.
Several Ugandans in the diaspora and journalists, Njuba writes, looked at this coalition with suspicion.
“They charged that Museveni was merely
using Prof Kironde Lule as a stepping stone, and that once he is in
power, he will dump him. The good old professor died in exile, and
therefore, perhaps that saved us all the anguish of seeing him
mistreated and humiliated once again by Museveni,” Njuba writes.
Njuba himself was not spared. He was
often asked why he did not, instead, support Andrew Lutakome Kayiira [of
the Uganda Freedom Movement] – who was a Muganda like Njuba. Njuba says
he trusted Museveni, but Lule did not, and in London, Museveni and Lule
met on several occasions to iron out their differences.
“One will recall that Museveni was
instrumental in bringing Godfrey Binaisa to succeed Prof Lule. It may
never come to light what part he [Museveni] played in Lule’s removal.
Museveni used the event to reassure Prof Lule that he meant well and
will not undermine him this time,” Njuba writes.
Before his death in exile, Prof Lule
had, to an extent started doubting the sincerity of his comrades since
some of the letters he wrote to Museveni either never reached him, or if
they did, were doctored by intermediaries.
“Prof Lule [would] again complain that
certain funds and items delivered were not acknowledged. There was a
deliberate attempt to undermine his contributions,” Njuba says.
Unsung heroes
In the book, he also labours to correct
some impressions created by past authors of books about the NRM/A
liberation struggle especially those who didn’t highlight the
contribution of key players in the NRM external wing. Njuba also names
of some individuals that he hopes will one day be recognized.
“There were many individuals who were
truly heroes; Lameck Ntambi and Robert Sserumaga, just to mention these
two, were closely committed to the ideals of the struggle; [they] never
set their feet within the precincts of the Luweero Triangle. One
sincerely hopes that those too, some day would receive their
recognition, and their roles well documented,” Njuba writes.
The book reveals more unheard-of names.
These are mainly people that Njuba worked with between 1981 and 1984, in
Nairobi where he lived in exile as he coordinated the activities of the
NRA guerillas. He names George Tebandeke, who was among the young men
who asked to go to Libya for training but unfortunately arrived in
Nairobi when the recruitment was over.
“He became our courier. He travelled
between Kampala and Nairobi. We [sent] him to collect and deliver items
and messages across the two borders. He proved useful as he was not
suspected by the security agents as an operative, and crossed with
ease,” Njuba writes.
In May, 1984 when the Kenyan police
raided his residence and confiscated a number of documents including the
manuscript of his book, Tebandeke had sneaked into Njuba’s residence.
Njuba says Tebandeke’s presence later saved them from arrest since the
commandant of the police officers that raided Njuba’s residence later
knew Tebandeke, having interacted with him at his aunt’s house in one of
Nairobi’s housing estates.
“[Tebandeke] was committed to the
struggle, mainly to aid our people, and convey messages across the
borders. Unfortunately, he ran out of luck in July 1984. As he tried to
cross on one of his usual operations, he was arrested, detained at a
police post and tortured so as to obtain a confession to aiding the
hostile elements in Nairobi,” Njuba notes.
“He was gruesomely burnt with melting
jerrycans. Eventually, he was moved to Lubongi barracks [in Tororo
district] and left to rot,” he says.
Njuba says most of the Libyan-trained
rebel fighters, including Dr Kizza Besigye, were helped to cross into
Uganda by Tebandeke. He unfortunately died before the rebels overran
Kampala. Another hero he names is Florence Kavuma Nagenda, who moved
from Greece to Nairobi, where she enrolled for an aviation course at
Wilson airport, but somehow got involved in the activities of the NRM
struggle.
Since there were moles within the
Ugandan exiles living in Nairobi, her activities were noted, and the
Ugandan security waited for an opportune moment to net her. Life in
Nairobi became unbearable for her; so, she decided to pick up her son
from the border and thereafter return to Greece.
“She was having breakfast in the
no-man’s land; she was arrested and dragged to Uganda despite her
protestations. She was first detained at Tororo police station for
several weeks before being moved to Lubongi barracks where she saw
Tebandeke,” Njuba writes.
Kavuma was later transferred to Luzira prison, leaving Tebandeke at Lubongi were he was in a frail condition.
Attacks donors
Njuba blames part of Uganda’s problems
on the donor community that he accuses of playing double standards, and
should thus keep their hands off Uganda. To justify this charge, Njuba
draws his readers to the 1980 elections widely believed to have been
rigged in Obote’s favour; a report by the Commonwealth observers hailed
the election as free and fair.
“The interests of these ‘donors’ would
be best protected if they kept a neutral position. In that case, they
would also be free from blackmail, especially those in power,” he says.
“All we ask of them is to keep their
hands off Uganda. The correct position in my view should be to ensure
that elections are held in a free, fair and democratic manner. There
should not be double standards,” he adds.
He argues that, in 1980 after the people
of Uganda rejected Dr Milton Obote and made their intentions clear, the
donor community supported Obote’s government.
“As Museveni’s regime slides into
dictatorship, and autocracy, the donors are saying the economy is doing
well. What they, in fact, mean is their policy of exploitation is in
high gear. Africans will continue to be exploited unless they take up
the challenge and say no to this policy of subjugation,” he said.
The publisher and printer of this book
are, for unclear, reasons not named. What is indicated are the people
that read through his manuscript and endorsed his work. These include
Prof Eric Paul Kibuka, Dr Kizza Besigye, Fredrick Ndiwalana, Samson
Bwaya and King E Ampiah from Ghana, among others.
“Many of these individuals will be
disappointed as they will soon discover most of their contributions were
not duly incorporated. I plead guilty to this, because on reflection, I
felt it is important I document my own interpretation of the unfolding
events and not anyone else’s; otherwise, I would be intellectually
dishonest,” he said.
The
theme for the Young Achievers Awards 2013 was about rewarding
innovation and excellence. And excellent they were, as all the invited
guests were treated to a sumptuous cocktail just before the official
event kicked off. The cocktail was meant to nurture a culture of
networking as the young brains that are changing Uganda were able to
interact and share ideas on how to move Uganda forward.
Not long just after 7PM, the event kicked off with a live band performance and thereafter real business began. The 2013 awards were hosted by the eloquent and elegantly dressed Michael Matovu who announced the people nominated in the various categories.
Patricia Nsanze Nzeyi, the chairperson Board of Directors of YAA gave her speech where she echoed the youthful traits of ‘rebels that change things.’ It was not long before Gerald Abila, the founder of the Barefoot Law Firm walked away with the leadership and social entrepreneurship that was handed over by Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director of NSSF.
Other outstanding achievers included, the 17 year old Chess Maestro, Phiona Mutesi who rose through the slums of Katwe to become a world class chess wizard. She was able to beat the likes of Jas Mangat and Ibrahim Ssekagya to the Outstanding Sports Personality Award.
But of course, the main moment of the night was coming, that was Uganda’s Youssou Ndou aka Joel Sebunjo. His performance at the awards ceremony made me feel, that he is not just Uganda’s Youssou Ndou, he is actually Uganda’s Joel Sebunjo. He played the Kora like he was the Kora himself, in the moment when he played, him and the kora became one and the audience was clearly impressed, not even the Queen of Buganda could stop enjoying the great performance.
And when it came to Esther Kalenzi, she made our night, speaker after Speaker kept commending her on her great oratory skills. Her award acceptance speech turned into a pitch that moved many to make contributions towards her 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation. Yeah, you know, so we said. And Cedric Babu, the CEO of Kinetic Group, gave Shs.500,000 towards the cause of behalf of his mum, Ms.Olive Kigongo.
My
only short-comings at the awards was that, it was very easy to predict
the winners for each given category. Perhaps these were names that had
really stood out in 2013, but then again, we need some suspense, we need
some shocks, because that’s where the real beauty of the awards comes
in from.
To really sum up the event, we had a Keynote speech from Her Royal Highness the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda Luswata who whirled her speech around the life of Mandela as someone who walked the talk. The Chief Guest, Dr.Mthuli Ncube then echoed that for Uganda to transition into a middle income country by 2017, investment should be made to further the excellence and innovation of the youth.
And as the night came to a close, the family of The late Dr.James Mulwana received the Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf. In the words of his son, and heir, Geoffrey Mulwana, “Dad was passionate about the youth… dad put his heart to everything he did in life. He believed in hard work. Dad taught us that there is no shortcut to success but only through hardwork.”
By the time we closed off the night, it was clear, that the awards once again had presented themselves as a mélange of Inspirations and Aspirations. Inspiration for those in the audience to take a step and work on their dreams and aspirations for the winners and nominees to go the extra mile and break the records they had set.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
1. Media and Journalism Award: Flavia Tumusiime
2. Business Entrepreneurship Award: Angels Initiatives [George William Bakka, Joachim Ewechu and Ivan Mandela]
3. Young Achievers Awards Outstanding Performing Arts: Kenneth Kimuli aka Pablo
4. Young Achievers Ericsson Innovation excellence award: Dr. Davis Musinguzi (The Medical Concierge Group)
5. Young Achievers Award for Farming and Agro-Processing: Eric and Rebecca Kaduru. KadAfrica Ltd
6. Young Achievers Award for Leadership and Social entrepreneurship: Gerald Abila
7. Outstanding Sports Personality Award: Phiona Mutesi
8. Heroes Award: Esther Kalenzi (40 days over 40 smiles)
9. Lifetime Achievement Award: The Late Dr. James Mulwana
10. Young Achievers Awards star Hall of Fame: Mrs. Olive Zaitun Kigongo
11. Overall Young Achiever: Addmaya (Peter Mukiibi and Arthur Nakkaka)
- See more at: http://bigeye.ug/young-achievers-awards-2013-a-melange-of-inspiration-and-aspirations/#sthash.rgoupuDo.dpuf
Not long just after 7PM, the event kicked off with a live band performance and thereafter real business began. The 2013 awards were hosted by the eloquent and elegantly dressed Michael Matovu who announced the people nominated in the various categories.
Patricia Nsanze Nzeyi, the chairperson Board of Directors of YAA gave her speech where she echoed the youthful traits of ‘rebels that change things.’ It was not long before Gerald Abila, the founder of the Barefoot Law Firm walked away with the leadership and social entrepreneurship that was handed over by Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director of NSSF.
Other outstanding achievers included, the 17 year old Chess Maestro, Phiona Mutesi who rose through the slums of Katwe to become a world class chess wizard. She was able to beat the likes of Jas Mangat and Ibrahim Ssekagya to the Outstanding Sports Personality Award.
But of course, the main moment of the night was coming, that was Uganda’s Youssou Ndou aka Joel Sebunjo. His performance at the awards ceremony made me feel, that he is not just Uganda’s Youssou Ndou, he is actually Uganda’s Joel Sebunjo. He played the Kora like he was the Kora himself, in the moment when he played, him and the kora became one and the audience was clearly impressed, not even the Queen of Buganda could stop enjoying the great performance.
And when it came to Esther Kalenzi, she made our night, speaker after Speaker kept commending her on her great oratory skills. Her award acceptance speech turned into a pitch that moved many to make contributions towards her 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation. Yeah, you know, so we said. And Cedric Babu, the CEO of Kinetic Group, gave Shs.500,000 towards the cause of behalf of his mum, Ms.Olive Kigongo.
My
only short-comings at the awards was that, it was very easy to predict
the winners for each given category. Perhaps these were names that had
really stood out in 2013, but then again, we need some suspense, we need
some shocks, because that’s where the real beauty of the awards comes
in from.To really sum up the event, we had a Keynote speech from Her Royal Highness the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda Luswata who whirled her speech around the life of Mandela as someone who walked the talk. The Chief Guest, Dr.Mthuli Ncube then echoed that for Uganda to transition into a middle income country by 2017, investment should be made to further the excellence and innovation of the youth.
And as the night came to a close, the family of The late Dr.James Mulwana received the Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf. In the words of his son, and heir, Geoffrey Mulwana, “Dad was passionate about the youth… dad put his heart to everything he did in life. He believed in hard work. Dad taught us that there is no shortcut to success but only through hardwork.”
By the time we closed off the night, it was clear, that the awards once again had presented themselves as a mélange of Inspirations and Aspirations. Inspiration for those in the audience to take a step and work on their dreams and aspirations for the winners and nominees to go the extra mile and break the records they had set.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
1. Media and Journalism Award: Flavia Tumusiime
2. Business Entrepreneurship Award: Angels Initiatives [George William Bakka, Joachim Ewechu and Ivan Mandela]
3. Young Achievers Awards Outstanding Performing Arts: Kenneth Kimuli aka Pablo
4. Young Achievers Ericsson Innovation excellence award: Dr. Davis Musinguzi (The Medical Concierge Group)
5. Young Achievers Award for Farming and Agro-Processing: Eric and Rebecca Kaduru. KadAfrica Ltd
6. Young Achievers Award for Leadership and Social entrepreneurship: Gerald Abila
7. Outstanding Sports Personality Award: Phiona Mutesi
8. Heroes Award: Esther Kalenzi (40 days over 40 smiles)
9. Lifetime Achievement Award: The Late Dr. James Mulwana
10. Young Achievers Awards star Hall of Fame: Mrs. Olive Zaitun Kigongo
11. Overall Young Achiever: Addmaya (Peter Mukiibi and Arthur Nakkaka)
- See more at: http://bigeye.ug/young-achievers-awards-2013-a-melange-of-inspiration-and-aspirations/#sthash.rgoupuDo.dpuf
The
theme for the Young Achievers Awards 2013 was about rewarding
innovation and excellence. And excellent they were, as all the invited
guests were treated to a sumptuous cocktail just before the official
event kicked off. The cocktail was meant to nurture a culture of
networking as the young brains that are changing Uganda were able to
interact and share ideas on how to move Uganda forward.
Not long just after 7PM, the event kicked off with a live band performance and thereafter real business began. The 2013 awards were hosted by the eloquent and elegantly dressed Michael Matovu who announced the people nominated in the various categories.
Patricia Nsanze Nzeyi, the chairperson Board of Directors of YAA gave her speech where she echoed the youthful traits of ‘rebels that change things.’ It was not long before Gerald Abila, the founder of the Barefoot Law Firm walked away with the leadership and social entrepreneurship that was handed over by Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director of NSSF.
Other outstanding achievers included, the 17 year old Chess Maestro, Phiona Mutesi who rose through the slums of Katwe to become a world class chess wizard. She was able to beat the likes of Jas Mangat and Ibrahim Ssekagya to the Outstanding Sports Personality Award.
But of course, the main moment of the night was coming, that was Uganda’s Youssou Ndou aka Joel Sebunjo. His performance at the awards ceremony made me feel, that he is not just Uganda’s Youssou Ndou, he is actually Uganda’s Joel Sebunjo. He played the Kora like he was the Kora himself, in the moment when he played, him and the kora became one and the audience was clearly impressed, not even the Queen of Buganda could stop enjoying the great performance.
And when it came to Esther Kalenzi, she made our night, speaker after Speaker kept commending her on her great oratory skills. Her award acceptance speech turned into a pitch that moved many to make contributions towards her 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation. Yeah, you know, so we said. And Cedric Babu, the CEO of Kinetic Group, gave Shs.500,000 towards the cause of behalf of his mum, Ms.Olive Kigongo.
My
only short-comings at the awards was that, it was very easy to predict
the winners for each given category. Perhaps these were names that had
really stood out in 2013, but then again, we need some suspense, we need
some shocks, because that’s where the real beauty of the awards comes
in from.
To really sum up the event, we had a Keynote speech from Her Royal Highness the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda Luswata who whirled her speech around the life of Mandela as someone who walked the talk. The Chief Guest, Dr.Mthuli Ncube then echoed that for Uganda to transition into a middle income country by 2017, investment should be made to further the excellence and innovation of the youth.
And as the night came to a close, the family of The late Dr.James Mulwana received the Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf. In the words of his son, and heir, Geoffrey Mulwana, “Dad was passionate about the youth… dad put his heart to everything he did in life. He believed in hard work. Dad taught us that there is no shortcut to success but only through hardwork.”
By the time we closed off the night, it was clear, that the awards once again had presented themselves as a mélange of Inspirations and Aspirations. Inspiration for those in the audience to take a step and work on their dreams and aspirations for the winners and nominees to go the extra mile and break the records they had set.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
1. Media and Journalism Award: Flavia Tumusiime
2. Business Entrepreneurship Award: Angels Initiatives [George William Bakka, Joachim Ewechu and Ivan Mandela]
3. Young Achievers Awards Outstanding Performing Arts: Kenneth Kimuli aka Pablo
4. Young Achievers Ericsson Innovation excellence award: Dr. Davis Musinguzi (The Medical Concierge Group)
5. Young Achievers Award for Farming and Agro-Processing: Eric and Rebecca Kaduru. KadAfrica Ltd
6. Young Achievers Award for Leadership and Social entrepreneurship: Gerald Abila
7. Outstanding Sports Personality Award: Phiona Mutesi
8. Heroes Award: Esther Kalenzi (40 days over 40 smiles)
9. Lifetime Achievement Award: The Late Dr. James Mulwana
10. Young Achievers Awards star Hall of Fame: Mrs. Olive Zaitun Kigongo
11. Overall Young Achiever: Addmaya (Peter Mukiibi and Arthur Nakkaka)
- See more at: http://bigeye.ug/young-achievers-awards-2013-a-melange-of-inspiration-and-aspirations/#sthash.rgoupuDo.dpuf
Not long just after 7PM, the event kicked off with a live band performance and thereafter real business began. The 2013 awards were hosted by the eloquent and elegantly dressed Michael Matovu who announced the people nominated in the various categories.
Patricia Nsanze Nzeyi, the chairperson Board of Directors of YAA gave her speech where she echoed the youthful traits of ‘rebels that change things.’ It was not long before Gerald Abila, the founder of the Barefoot Law Firm walked away with the leadership and social entrepreneurship that was handed over by Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director of NSSF.
Other outstanding achievers included, the 17 year old Chess Maestro, Phiona Mutesi who rose through the slums of Katwe to become a world class chess wizard. She was able to beat the likes of Jas Mangat and Ibrahim Ssekagya to the Outstanding Sports Personality Award.
But of course, the main moment of the night was coming, that was Uganda’s Youssou Ndou aka Joel Sebunjo. His performance at the awards ceremony made me feel, that he is not just Uganda’s Youssou Ndou, he is actually Uganda’s Joel Sebunjo. He played the Kora like he was the Kora himself, in the moment when he played, him and the kora became one and the audience was clearly impressed, not even the Queen of Buganda could stop enjoying the great performance.
And when it came to Esther Kalenzi, she made our night, speaker after Speaker kept commending her on her great oratory skills. Her award acceptance speech turned into a pitch that moved many to make contributions towards her 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation. Yeah, you know, so we said. And Cedric Babu, the CEO of Kinetic Group, gave Shs.500,000 towards the cause of behalf of his mum, Ms.Olive Kigongo.
My
only short-comings at the awards was that, it was very easy to predict
the winners for each given category. Perhaps these were names that had
really stood out in 2013, but then again, we need some suspense, we need
some shocks, because that’s where the real beauty of the awards comes
in from.To really sum up the event, we had a Keynote speech from Her Royal Highness the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda Luswata who whirled her speech around the life of Mandela as someone who walked the talk. The Chief Guest, Dr.Mthuli Ncube then echoed that for Uganda to transition into a middle income country by 2017, investment should be made to further the excellence and innovation of the youth.
And as the night came to a close, the family of The late Dr.James Mulwana received the Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf. In the words of his son, and heir, Geoffrey Mulwana, “Dad was passionate about the youth… dad put his heart to everything he did in life. He believed in hard work. Dad taught us that there is no shortcut to success but only through hardwork.”
By the time we closed off the night, it was clear, that the awards once again had presented themselves as a mélange of Inspirations and Aspirations. Inspiration for those in the audience to take a step and work on their dreams and aspirations for the winners and nominees to go the extra mile and break the records they had set.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
1. Media and Journalism Award: Flavia Tumusiime
2. Business Entrepreneurship Award: Angels Initiatives [George William Bakka, Joachim Ewechu and Ivan Mandela]
3. Young Achievers Awards Outstanding Performing Arts: Kenneth Kimuli aka Pablo
4. Young Achievers Ericsson Innovation excellence award: Dr. Davis Musinguzi (The Medical Concierge Group)
5. Young Achievers Award for Farming and Agro-Processing: Eric and Rebecca Kaduru. KadAfrica Ltd
6. Young Achievers Award for Leadership and Social entrepreneurship: Gerald Abila
7. Outstanding Sports Personality Award: Phiona Mutesi
8. Heroes Award: Esther Kalenzi (40 days over 40 smiles)
9. Lifetime Achievement Award: The Late Dr. James Mulwana
10. Young Achievers Awards star Hall of Fame: Mrs. Olive Zaitun Kigongo
11. Overall Young Achiever: Addmaya (Peter Mukiibi and Arthur Nakkaka)
- See more at: http://bigeye.ug/young-achievers-awards-2013-a-melange-of-inspiration-and-aspirations/#sthash.rgoupuDo.dpuf
The
theme for the Young Achievers Awards 2013 was about rewarding
innovation and excellence. And excellent they were, as all the invited
guests were treated to a sumptuous cocktail just before the official
event kicked off. The cocktail was meant to nurture a culture of
networking as the young brains that are changing Uganda were able to
interact and share ideas on how to move Uganda forward.
Not long just after 7PM, the event kicked off with a live band performance and thereafter real business began. The 2013 awards were hosted by the eloquent and elegantly dressed Michael Matovu who announced the people nominated in the various categories.
Patricia Nsanze Nzeyi, the chairperson Board of Directors of YAA gave her speech where she echoed the youthful traits of ‘rebels that change things.’ It was not long before Gerald Abila, the founder of the Barefoot Law Firm walked away with the leadership and social entrepreneurship that was handed over by Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director of NSSF.
Other outstanding achievers included, the 17 year old Chess Maestro, Phiona Mutesi who rose through the slums of Katwe to become a world class chess wizard. She was able to beat the likes of Jas Mangat and Ibrahim Ssekagya to the Outstanding Sports Personality Award.
But of course, the main moment of the night was coming, that was Uganda’s Youssou Ndou aka Joel Sebunjo. His performance at the awards ceremony made me feel, that he is not just Uganda’s Youssou Ndou, he is actually Uganda’s Joel Sebunjo. He played the Kora like he was the Kora himself, in the moment when he played, him and the kora became one and the audience was clearly impressed, not even the Queen of Buganda could stop enjoying the great performance.
And when it came to Esther Kalenzi, she made our night, speaker after Speaker kept commending her on her great oratory skills. Her award acceptance speech turned into a pitch that moved many to make contributions towards her 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation. Yeah, you know, so we said. And Cedric Babu, the CEO of Kinetic Group, gave Shs.500,000 towards the cause of behalf of his mum, Ms.Olive Kigongo.
My
only short-comings at the awards was that, it was very easy to predict
the winners for each given category. Perhaps these were names that had
really stood out in 2013, but then again, we need some suspense, we need
some shocks, because that’s where the real beauty of the awards comes
in from.
To really sum up the event, we had a Keynote speech from Her Royal Highness the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda Luswata who whirled her speech around the life of Mandela as someone who walked the talk. The Chief Guest, Dr.Mthuli Ncube then echoed that for Uganda to transition into a middle income country by 2017, investment should be made to further the excellence and innovation of the youth.
And as the night came to a close, the family of The late Dr.James Mulwana received the Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf. In the words of his son, and heir, Geoffrey Mulwana, “Dad was passionate about the youth… dad put his heart to everything he did in life. He believed in hard work. Dad taught us that there is no shortcut to success but only through hardwork.”
By the time we closed off the night, it was clear, that the awards once again had presented themselves as a mélange of Inspirations and Aspirations. Inspiration for those in the audience to take a step and work on their dreams and aspirations for the winners and nominees to go the extra mile and break the records they had set.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
1. Media and Journalism Award: Flavia Tumusiime
2. Business Entrepreneurship Award: Angels Initiatives [George William Bakka, Joachim Ewechu and Ivan Mandela]
3. Young Achievers Awards Outstanding Performing Arts: Kenneth Kimuli aka Pablo
4. Young Achievers Ericsson Innovation excellence award: Dr. Davis Musinguzi (The Medical Concierge Group)
5. Young Achievers Award for Farming and Agro-Processing: Eric and Rebecca Kaduru. KadAfrica Ltd
6. Young Achievers Award for Leadership and Social entrepreneurship: Gerald Abila
7. Outstanding Sports Personality Award: Phiona Mutesi
8. Heroes Award: Esther Kalenzi (40 days over 40 smiles)
9. Lifetime Achievement Award: The Late Dr. James Mulwana
10. Young Achievers Awards star Hall of Fame: Mrs. Olive Zaitun Kigongo
11. Overall Young Achiever: Addmaya (Peter Mukiibi and Arthur Nakkaka)
- See more at: http://bigeye.ug/young-achievers-awards-2013-a-melange-of-inspiration-and-aspirations/#sthash.rgoupuDo.dpuf
Not long just after 7PM, the event kicked off with a live band performance and thereafter real business began. The 2013 awards were hosted by the eloquent and elegantly dressed Michael Matovu who announced the people nominated in the various categories.
Patricia Nsanze Nzeyi, the chairperson Board of Directors of YAA gave her speech where she echoed the youthful traits of ‘rebels that change things.’ It was not long before Gerald Abila, the founder of the Barefoot Law Firm walked away with the leadership and social entrepreneurship that was handed over by Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director of NSSF.
Other outstanding achievers included, the 17 year old Chess Maestro, Phiona Mutesi who rose through the slums of Katwe to become a world class chess wizard. She was able to beat the likes of Jas Mangat and Ibrahim Ssekagya to the Outstanding Sports Personality Award.
But of course, the main moment of the night was coming, that was Uganda’s Youssou Ndou aka Joel Sebunjo. His performance at the awards ceremony made me feel, that he is not just Uganda’s Youssou Ndou, he is actually Uganda’s Joel Sebunjo. He played the Kora like he was the Kora himself, in the moment when he played, him and the kora became one and the audience was clearly impressed, not even the Queen of Buganda could stop enjoying the great performance.
And when it came to Esther Kalenzi, she made our night, speaker after Speaker kept commending her on her great oratory skills. Her award acceptance speech turned into a pitch that moved many to make contributions towards her 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation. Yeah, you know, so we said. And Cedric Babu, the CEO of Kinetic Group, gave Shs.500,000 towards the cause of behalf of his mum, Ms.Olive Kigongo.
My
only short-comings at the awards was that, it was very easy to predict
the winners for each given category. Perhaps these were names that had
really stood out in 2013, but then again, we need some suspense, we need
some shocks, because that’s where the real beauty of the awards comes
in from.To really sum up the event, we had a Keynote speech from Her Royal Highness the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda Luswata who whirled her speech around the life of Mandela as someone who walked the talk. The Chief Guest, Dr.Mthuli Ncube then echoed that for Uganda to transition into a middle income country by 2017, investment should be made to further the excellence and innovation of the youth.
And as the night came to a close, the family of The late Dr.James Mulwana received the Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf. In the words of his son, and heir, Geoffrey Mulwana, “Dad was passionate about the youth… dad put his heart to everything he did in life. He believed in hard work. Dad taught us that there is no shortcut to success but only through hardwork.”
By the time we closed off the night, it was clear, that the awards once again had presented themselves as a mélange of Inspirations and Aspirations. Inspiration for those in the audience to take a step and work on their dreams and aspirations for the winners and nominees to go the extra mile and break the records they had set.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
1. Media and Journalism Award: Flavia Tumusiime
2. Business Entrepreneurship Award: Angels Initiatives [George William Bakka, Joachim Ewechu and Ivan Mandela]
3. Young Achievers Awards Outstanding Performing Arts: Kenneth Kimuli aka Pablo
4. Young Achievers Ericsson Innovation excellence award: Dr. Davis Musinguzi (The Medical Concierge Group)
5. Young Achievers Award for Farming and Agro-Processing: Eric and Rebecca Kaduru. KadAfrica Ltd
6. Young Achievers Award for Leadership and Social entrepreneurship: Gerald Abila
7. Outstanding Sports Personality Award: Phiona Mutesi
8. Heroes Award: Esther Kalenzi (40 days over 40 smiles)
9. Lifetime Achievement Award: The Late Dr. James Mulwana
10. Young Achievers Awards star Hall of Fame: Mrs. Olive Zaitun Kigongo
11. Overall Young Achiever: Addmaya (Peter Mukiibi and Arthur Nakkaka)
- See more at: http://bigeye.ug/young-achievers-awards-2013-a-melange-of-inspiration-and-aspirations/#sthash.rgoupuDo.dpuf
The
theme for the Young Achievers Awards 2013 was about rewarding
innovation and excellence. And excellent they were, as all the invited
guests were treated to a sumptuous cocktail just before the official
event kicked off. The cocktail was meant to nurture a culture of
networking as the young brains that are changing Uganda were able to
interact and share ideas on how to move Uganda forward.
Not long just after 7PM, the event kicked off with a live band performance and thereafter real business began. The 2013 awards were hosted by the eloquent and elegantly dressed Michael Matovu who announced the people nominated in the various categories.
Patricia Nsanze Nzeyi, the chairperson Board of Directors of YAA gave her speech where she echoed the youthful traits of ‘rebels that change things.’ It was not long before Gerald Abila, the founder of the Barefoot Law Firm walked away with the leadership and social entrepreneurship that was handed over by Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director of NSSF.
Other outstanding achievers included, the 17 year old Chess Maestro, Phiona Mutesi who rose through the slums of Katwe to become a world class chess wizard. She was able to beat the likes of Jas Mangat and Ibrahim Ssekagya to the Outstanding Sports Personality Award.
But of course, the main moment of the night was coming, that was Uganda’s Youssou Ndou aka Joel Sebunjo. His performance at the awards ceremony made me feel, that he is not just Uganda’s Youssou Ndou, he is actually Uganda’s Joel Sebunjo. He played the Kora like he was the Kora himself, in the moment when he played, him and the kora became one and the audience was clearly impressed, not even the Queen of Buganda could stop enjoying the great performance.
And when it came to Esther Kalenzi, she made our night, speaker after Speaker kept commending her on her great oratory skills. Her award acceptance speech turned into a pitch that moved many to make contributions towards her 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation. Yeah, you know, so we said. And Cedric Babu, the CEO of Kinetic Group, gave Shs.500,000 towards the cause of behalf of his mum, Ms.Olive Kigongo.
My
only short-comings at the awards was that, it was very easy to predict
the winners for each given category. Perhaps these were names that had
really stood out in 2013, but then again, we need some suspense, we need
some shocks, because that’s where the real beauty of the awards comes
in from.
To really sum up the event, we had a Keynote speech from Her Royal Highness the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda Luswata who whirled her speech around the life of Mandela as someone who walked the talk. The Chief Guest, Dr.Mthuli Ncube then echoed that for Uganda to transition into a middle income country by 2017, investment should be made to further the excellence and innovation of the youth.
And as the night came to a close, the family of The late Dr.James Mulwana received the Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf. In the words of his son, and heir, Geoffrey Mulwana, “Dad was passionate about the youth… dad put his heart to everything he did in life. He believed in hard work. Dad taught us that there is no shortcut to success but only through hardwork.”
By the time we closed off the night, it was clear, that the awards once again had presented themselves as a mélange of Inspirations and Aspirations. Inspiration for those in the audience to take a step and work on their dreams and aspirations for the winners and nominees to go the extra mile and break the records they had set.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
1. Media and Journalism Award: Flavia Tumusiime
2. Business Entrepreneurship Award: Angels Initiatives [George William Bakka, Joachim Ewechu and Ivan Mandela]
3. Young Achievers Awards Outstanding Performing Arts: Kenneth Kimuli aka Pablo
4. Young Achievers Ericsson Innovation excellence award: Dr. Davis Musinguzi (The Medical Concierge Group)
5. Young Achievers Award for Farming and Agro-Processing: Eric and Rebecca Kaduru. KadAfrica Ltd
6. Young Achievers Award for Leadership and Social entrepreneurship: Gerald Abila
7. Outstanding Sports Personality Award: Phiona Mutesi
8. Heroes Award: Esther Kalenzi (40 days over 40 smiles)
9. Lifetime Achievement Award: The Late Dr. James Mulwana
10. Young Achievers Awards star Hall of Fame: Mrs. Olive Zaitun Kigongo
11. Overall Young Achiever: Addmaya (Peter Mukiibi and Arthur Nakkaka)
- See more at: http://bigeye.ug/young-achievers-awards-2013-a-melange-of-inspiration-and-aspirations/#sthash.rgoupuDo.dpuf
Not long just after 7PM, the event kicked off with a live band performance and thereafter real business began. The 2013 awards were hosted by the eloquent and elegantly dressed Michael Matovu who announced the people nominated in the various categories.
Patricia Nsanze Nzeyi, the chairperson Board of Directors of YAA gave her speech where she echoed the youthful traits of ‘rebels that change things.’ It was not long before Gerald Abila, the founder of the Barefoot Law Firm walked away with the leadership and social entrepreneurship that was handed over by Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director of NSSF.
Other outstanding achievers included, the 17 year old Chess Maestro, Phiona Mutesi who rose through the slums of Katwe to become a world class chess wizard. She was able to beat the likes of Jas Mangat and Ibrahim Ssekagya to the Outstanding Sports Personality Award.
But of course, the main moment of the night was coming, that was Uganda’s Youssou Ndou aka Joel Sebunjo. His performance at the awards ceremony made me feel, that he is not just Uganda’s Youssou Ndou, he is actually Uganda’s Joel Sebunjo. He played the Kora like he was the Kora himself, in the moment when he played, him and the kora became one and the audience was clearly impressed, not even the Queen of Buganda could stop enjoying the great performance.
And when it came to Esther Kalenzi, she made our night, speaker after Speaker kept commending her on her great oratory skills. Her award acceptance speech turned into a pitch that moved many to make contributions towards her 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation. Yeah, you know, so we said. And Cedric Babu, the CEO of Kinetic Group, gave Shs.500,000 towards the cause of behalf of his mum, Ms.Olive Kigongo.
My
only short-comings at the awards was that, it was very easy to predict
the winners for each given category. Perhaps these were names that had
really stood out in 2013, but then again, we need some suspense, we need
some shocks, because that’s where the real beauty of the awards comes
in from.To really sum up the event, we had a Keynote speech from Her Royal Highness the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda Luswata who whirled her speech around the life of Mandela as someone who walked the talk. The Chief Guest, Dr.Mthuli Ncube then echoed that for Uganda to transition into a middle income country by 2017, investment should be made to further the excellence and innovation of the youth.
And as the night came to a close, the family of The late Dr.James Mulwana received the Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf. In the words of his son, and heir, Geoffrey Mulwana, “Dad was passionate about the youth… dad put his heart to everything he did in life. He believed in hard work. Dad taught us that there is no shortcut to success but only through hardwork.”
By the time we closed off the night, it was clear, that the awards once again had presented themselves as a mélange of Inspirations and Aspirations. Inspiration for those in the audience to take a step and work on their dreams and aspirations for the winners and nominees to go the extra mile and break the records they had set.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
1. Media and Journalism Award: Flavia Tumusiime
2. Business Entrepreneurship Award: Angels Initiatives [George William Bakka, Joachim Ewechu and Ivan Mandela]
3. Young Achievers Awards Outstanding Performing Arts: Kenneth Kimuli aka Pablo
4. Young Achievers Ericsson Innovation excellence award: Dr. Davis Musinguzi (The Medical Concierge Group)
5. Young Achievers Award for Farming and Agro-Processing: Eric and Rebecca Kaduru. KadAfrica Ltd
6. Young Achievers Award for Leadership and Social entrepreneurship: Gerald Abila
7. Outstanding Sports Personality Award: Phiona Mutesi
8. Heroes Award: Esther Kalenzi (40 days over 40 smiles)
9. Lifetime Achievement Award: The Late Dr. James Mulwana
10. Young Achievers Awards star Hall of Fame: Mrs. Olive Zaitun Kigongo
11. Overall Young Achiever: Addmaya (Peter Mukiibi and Arthur Nakkaka)
- See more at: http://bigeye.ug/young-achievers-awards-2013-a-melange-of-inspiration-and-aspirations/#sthash.rgoupuDo.dpuf
No comments:
Post a Comment